Canberra

1. Canberra

2.

CANBERRA - THE CAPITAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (AUSTRALIA). WITH A POPULATION
EXCEEDING 345,000 PEOPLE , CANBERRA IS THE LARGEST CITY IN AUSTRALIA, LOCATED WITHIN THE
COUNTRY RATHER THAN ON THE COAST. THE CITY IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE AUSTRALIAN
CAPITAL TERRITORY 280 KM SOUTHWEST OF SYDNEY AND 650 KM NORTH-EAST OF MELBOURNE.

3. History

HISTORY
• IN 1908, THE TERRITORY OF MODERN CANBERRA WAS CHOSEN AS THE FUTURE CAPITAL OF THE
COMMONWEALTH, WHICH WAS A COMPROMISE BETWEEN RIVAL EACH OTHER FOR THE STATUS
OF THIS COUNTRY'S TWO LARGEST CITIES, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. FOLLOWING AN
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR THE BEST DESIGN IN THE FRAMEWORK OF FUTURE
CONSTRUCTION, WHICH BEGAN IN 1913, WAS TAKEN UP OF CHICAGO ARCHITECTS WALTER
BURLEY GRIFFIN AND MARION MAHONY GRIFFIN.

4. education

EDUCATION
THE LARGEST INSTITUTIONS ARE CANBERRA AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (BORN AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL
UNIVERSITY, ANU), LOCATED NEAR ACTON (BORN ACTON), AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA (BORN UNIVERSITY OF
CANBERRA, UC) IN THE AREA OF BRUCE (BORN BRUCE). AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY WAS FOUNDED IN 1946
AS A RESEARCH UNIVERSITY. IT STILL HELD VARIOUS RESEARCH AND ACCORDING TO THE JOURNAL «THE TIMES» AND
«SHANGHAI JIAO TONG» UNIVERSITY IS ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD.

5. culture

CULTURE
IN THE CANBERRA MUSEUM AND GALLERY, LOCATED IN THE CITY CENTER , AN EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO LOCAL HISTORY
AND CULTURE. SEVERAL HISTORIC BUILDINGS FIRST EUROPEAN SETTLERS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC : FARM LEYNON (BORN
LANYON HOMESTEAD) AND TUGGERANONG (BORN TUGGERANONG HOMESTEAD), MAGGA - MAGGA (BORN MUGGAMUGGA) AND HOUSE BLANDELLSOV (BORN BLUNDELLS' COTTAGE). HOUSE KELPHORPSOV (BORN CALTHORPES' HOUSE)
IN RED HILL DATES FROM 1920'S . HOUSE DANTRUN (BORN DUNTROON HOUSE) NEAR CAMPBELL IS ONE OF THE FIRST
FARMS IN THE AREA AND IS NOW OWNED BY THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE .

6. Sports

SPORTS
IN ADDITION TO LOCAL SPORTING LEAGUES, CANBERRA ALSO HAS SPORTS TEAMS, PARTICIPATING IN NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUES. THE MOST FAMOUS OF THEM ARE THE TEAM «CANBERRA RAIDERS» AND «ACT BRUMBIES»,
PLAYING RUGBY LEAGUE AND RUGBY AND IS ALREADY BECOMING CHAMPIONS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE LEAGUES. BOTH
TEAMS WILL PLAY HOME GAMES AT THE CENTRAL STADIUM OF THE CITY. IN CANBERRA HAS ITS OWN BASKETBALL TEAM
«CANBERRA CAPITALS», WHICH IN 2006 AND 2007 WON THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE.

7. leisure

LEISURE
• CANBERRA - A SMALL TOWN. WHOLE, IT CAN BE CIRCUMVENTED IN A DAY. AMONG THE ATTRACTIONS ARE
ALLOCATED NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS ON BLACK MOUNTAIN TOWER TELESTRA FROM A VIEWING
PLATFORM WHICH OFFERS A WONDERFUL VIEW OF THE CITY AND THE NATIONAL AQUARIUM OF CANBERRA AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL PRIDE. YOU CAN ALSO GO TO THE ZOO, VISIT COCKINGTON GREEN - A MINIATURE
VILLAGE IN THE OLD ENGLISH STYLE, OR ENJOY THE WORKS OF LOCAL CHEFS IN THE NEAREST RESTAURANT.

8. Check yourself

9.

TRUE!
1. Canberra is ….. in Australia
FALSE!
А)the
largest city
В)the
smallest city
TRUE!
2. The competition for the best design won…..
А)Burley
Griffin
В)Mahony
Griffin
В)Sydney
В)garden
FALSE!
В)basketball
team
FALSE!
С)Melbourne
TRUE!
С)cafe
FALSE!
TRUE!
5. Canberra has its own …..
А)football
team
FALSE!
TRUE!
4. Cockington Australia is a….
А)village
FALSE!
С) Burley and
Mahony Griffin
3. The capital of Australia is…..
А)Canberra
FALSE!
С)the
theatre
С)hockey
team
FALSE!
FALSE!
FALSE!
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